Two new polls released by channels 12 and 13 also show a rise in support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and mixed results for his Likud party. Blue and White crashes to 10-12 seats respectively.
Two new polls released by channels 12 and 13 Sunday night indicate a rise in support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and mixed results for his Likud party. The polls also showed a significant increase in support for the right-wing Yamina party and its leader, Naftali Bennett.
The first poll, conducted by Midgam and published by Channel 12, showed that 76.7% of respondents back the peace deal with the United Arab Emirates over annexation, while only 16.5% preferred annexation. The rest, 6.8%, either had no preference or said they didn’t know.
The vast majority of respondents in the poll, 85.8%, also said the UAE deal would not change their vote if Israeli elections were held today. Meanwhile, 7.5% said the diplomatic breakthrough would change their vote, while 6.6% said they hadn’t decided yet.
According to the poll, 46% of respondents said they prefer Netanyahu as premier over Yesh Atid-Telem leader Yair Lapid at 22%.
Netanyahu also received 39% support compared to 24% for Bennett.
The Channel 12 poll also showed the right-wing–religious bloc with 63 seats, compared to 49 seats for the left-wing–Arab bloc, and eight seats for the secular right-wing Yisrael Beytenu party.
According to the Midgam poll, if new elections were held today the Likud would fall from its current 36 seats to 30; Yamina, which currently has five mandates, rose to 18 seats; Yesh Atid-Telem, which had been the second-largest party according to previous polls, fell to third place with 16 seats; the Joint Arab List received 15, the center-left Blue and White party would fall to 12 seats; United Torah Judaism (8); ultra-Orthodox Shas (8); and left-wing party Meretz (6).
Labor, Gesher, Derech Eretz, Otzma Yehudit, and the Jewish Home would all fail to pass the 3.25% electoral threshold if new elections were held today, the poll found.
The Channel 13 poll, conducted by Camil Fuchs, showed the Likud gaining a boost from the peace deal with the UAE with 33 seats if new elections were held today.
Yesh Atid-Telem would be the second-largest party with 20 seats; Yamina (19); Blue and White (10); the Joint Arab List (12); Shas (7); Yisrael Beytenu (7); United Torah Judaism (6); and Meretz (6).
Labor, Gesher, Derech Eretz, Otzma Yehudit, and the Jewish Home also failed to clear the electoral threshold in the Channel 13 poll.
@ Wooly Mammoth:
It is remarkable that it was done in a committee (or something like that) meeting and no one objected to Netanyahu’s decision to strip Bennett of his protection.
If something, God forbid, happens to Bennett or one of his relatives, it would seem like aiding and abetting in the crime, wouldn’t it?
Especially considering that Bennett is a serious contender for the post of Prime Minister.
The Knesset should have never enabled Netanyahu to escape the court hearings and to remain Prime Minister.
http://www.acpr.org.il/ENGLISH-NATIV/06-issue/shochetman-6.htm
Apparently, according to an article in Arutz Sheva today, 8/18; former Defense Minister Bennet has lost his state sponsored protection, which was reduced (only for Bennet) by PM Netanyahu personally to three months.
For example, Lieberman is still enjoying his protection while Gantz’ protection has been expanded to include his children.
If correct as reported;
Outrageous. How frigging infuriating is that! Netanyahu is DRECK.
I urge every person to flood The PM with e mail demanding that Naftali’s protection return to their posts, with no delay, whatsoever.
Also, all charitable contributions to Israel should be placed on hold until Bennet’s protection is reinstated.
I urge the former DM to file a lawsuit(s) in every venue available.
All Knesset members should consider votes of no confidence in this government and demand new elections.
I hope Bennet is elected PM.